Appendix 2: Barnet Council Workforce Equalities Data

Data Sources Staff data LBB Human Resources HR Core April 2019 Barnet Citizen Data Census 2011 (and updated by the GLA’s 2015 Round Population Projections (Borough Preferred))

The following tables summarise the data updated in May 2019 on the make-up of Barnet staff in relation to the protected characteristics. This is broken down by Directorate where possible, and placed alongside comparative data for the borough of Barnet overall – taken as percentage of working age population (16-64 years old). It compares the percentage of each group represented in the Council with the information we hold about the make-up of Barnet residents from the Census 2011 (and updated by the GLA’s 2015 Round Population Projections (Borough Preferred)). The findings, and a comparison of the data are presented below.

1. Gender make up of staff Table One shows that women are the majority of Council staff at 58.89% in comparison with 51.20% in the Barnet Population. There has been a very slight decrease in the number of males from 41.67% in 2018, to 40.19% in 2019. The most significant change can be seen in Street Scene, where the number of women employed has increased from 22.22% in 2018, to 24.27% in 2019; a percentage increase of 10.84%.

Table One: Gender make up of staff

| Directorate | Female | Male | Unknown | |------------------------------|--------|-------|---------| | Adults & Communities | 76.00% | 22.00%| 2.00% | | Assurance | 52.54% | 47.46%| 0.00% | | Education & Skills | 57.14% | 42.86%| 0.00% | | Environment | 30.00% | 70.00%| 0.00% | | Family Services | 79.41% | 19.34%| 1.25% | | Finance | 51.02% | 48.98%| 0.00% | | Growth & Corporate Services | 55.13% | 43.59%| 1.28% | | Street Scene | 24.27% | 75.73%| 0.00% | | Total Council | 58.89% | 40.19%| 0.93% | | Schools | 92.70% | 7.30% | 0.00% | | Barnet Population | 51.20% | 48.80%| 0.00% | 2. Gender Pay Gap

As reported in March 2018, women employed by Barnet Council earn £1.29 for every £1 that men earn when comparing median hourly wages. Their median hourly wage is 28.7% higher than men’s.

Women occupy 71.4% of the highest paid jobs and 35.3% of the lowest paid jobs in the organisation.

3. Ethnicity of staff

Table Two shows in alphabetical order the ethnic groups employed in Barnet, compared with their overall representation in the Barnet population. There are fewer white employees in comparison with their overall representation in the borough (51.59% compared to 64.10%). This is also true for Chinese (0.46%), Indian (5.91%), Pakistani (0.87%), and Other Asian (1.10%). However, further analyses is needed to describe ethnicity distribution by pay grades.

Table Two: Ethnicity of staff

| Ethnic Group | % in Council employment | % in Barnet Population | |----------------|-------------------------|------------------------| | Bangladeshi | 1.33% | 0.6% | | Black African | 7.87% | 5.4% | | Black Caribbean| 8.80% | 1.3% | | Black Other | 1.56% | 2.7% | | Chinese | 0.46% | 2.3% | | Indian | 5.91% | 7.8% | | Other Asian | 1.10% | 7.9% | | Other | 4.01% | 6.3% | | Pakistani | 0.87% | 1.5% | | Prefer not to say | 16.50% | 2.1% | 4. Sexual orientation of staff

The lack of reliable data on sexual orientation of the UK population makes it difficult to make meaningful comparisons with staff data. Almost third (28.95%) of Barnet staff preferred not to disclose their sexual orientation, a significantly higher proportion than the London average figure of 8.4%. Due to the fact that this large minority have chosen not to disclose their sexual orientation, there are very few conclusions that can be drawn.

Table Three: Sexual orientation of Staff

| Grouping | Heterosexual | Bisexual | Gay | Lesbian | Prefer not to say | |----------------|--------------|----------|------|---------|------------------| | London Average | 89.0% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 8.4% | | Total Council | 68.7% | 0.75% | 0.93%| 0.93% | 28.95% | 5. Age of staff

Average age of our workforce in 2018 was 46. This is higher than UK average age of 39 that is predicted to raise to 43 by 2030. Table Four below shows there are fewer staff aged 29 and below than in comparison with their overall representation in the borough. Staff aged 50-64 make up 39.26% of employees, compared with just 20.55% of the Barnet population. Also, there are significantly fewer staff aged over 65 compared to the resident population as a whole, so this is to be expected.

Table Four Age of staff 6. Staff with disabilities

Table Five below suggests that the disability profile of Barnet employees is less than the representation of People with Disabilities living in Barnet. However, this difference is small, and does represent an improvement on last year's figure of 4.8% of staff.

Table Five: Staff with Disabilities

| Delivery Unit | Percentage Declared Disability | |---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| | Barnet Population % People whose Day-to-day activities are limited a lot | 6.0% | | Total Council Staff | 5.27% | 7. Religion/Belief of staff

Table Six below shows that there are significantly fewer Jewish, and Muslim employees than in comparison with their overall representation in the borough. However, there are more staff with no religion than in the wider population.

Table Six: Religion/Belief of Staff